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Middleware is sometimes used in a similar sense to a software driver, an abstraction layer that hides detail about hardware devices or other software from an application. Software description provided by the publisher.The term middleware is used in other contexts as well. Please see the SOL CRESTA Dramatic DLC store page for details about Dramatic Mode. *The SOL CRESTA Dramatic Edition includes the main SOL CRESTA game and the Dramatic DLC. The visuals are classic, but the originality and depth of the systems and gameplay provide a fresh and deep shooting experience that grows each time you play. What would happen if PlatinumGames, developers of satisfying and jam-packed action games like Bayonetta, NieR:Automata, and ASTRAL CHAIN tried their hand at shooting? This is the answer. There’s even a time limit, high score Caravan Mode, and online leaderboards. SOL CRESTA’s music is provided by legendary chiptune composer Yuzo Koshiro, and the game pays homage to the sound and visuals of the earlier Cresta series games, bringing back that arcade fever while taking it beyond mere nostalgia. You’ll scramble with only one ship at first but pick up the right item and friendly ships will appear for a power-up! Dock and split to change your attack properties and use different formations to access an amazing arsenal. The Yamato, standing against the evil of Mega Zofer, is composed of 3 fighters. With the last of their hope, they formed the solar recovery squad SOL CRESTA, and placed the fate of the solar system with the Yamato, a cutting-edge docking ship. Losing the moon and being driven from Earth, they were forced to retreat all the way to Laomedeia, the 12th moon of Neptune. Humanity faced a crushing defeat at the hands of the Mandler Army during their last invasion of the solar system.

Docking, splitting, and reforming the ships as needed is the key to defeating the invading armies of Mega Zofer. The flagship Yamato, composed of the fighters Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susano can utilize various attacks depending on how the three ships are aligned. SOL CRESTA takes the docking and formation strategies of classic shooting games Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta and elevates them with the “free-form docking” system. PlatinumGames’ NEO-CLASSIC ARCADE series carries on the spirit and fun of classic gaming using modern technology, and the first project in this endeavor is SOL CRESTA. Dock, split, and form up! Pilot 3 fighters and take back the sun from the clutches of evil with this SOL CRESTA bundle that offers both the slick and speedy gameplay of the main game's Arcade Mode, and the densely woven story and unique case of Dramatic Mode!

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